The Xmas/New Year period

[Pete Martin (CTID)]

Probably just coincidence, but when you look at the Xmas/NY period over the past three years there does seem to be something of a pattern.

In season 2013-14, between 21st December and 25th January we won just one game in 6 (against the struggling Torquay at Plainmoor), losing the other 5, scoring 5 goals (3 of them at Torquay) and conceding 9 (GD -4).

Last season (2014-15), between 20th December and 10th January we won just one in 5 (the Boxing Day game against struggling Cheltenham at SJP), losing the other 4, scoring 3 goals and conceding 9 (GD -6)

From 19th December to 2nd January we have lost all 4, scoring 3 goals and conceding 10 (GD -7).

Whatever happens in the rest of this season, be wary of next year's Xmas/NY period!

 

[uncle buck]

The worrying thing is its a law of averages that we will have a really bad start to a season and arrive at Xmas and new year in the bottom four or five and have a festive period with the stats you have shown then we would be in the poop

 

[Red Box]

I'd be more wary of The Trust blowing smoke up the untouchable one's proverbial than anything else.

 

[richard_portland]

Currently seven points worse off than this point last season, and that this season we didn't wait until September to start picking up victories.

 

[Oldsmobile-88]

The next two home games are against Accy & Oxford..!..Nul points against struggling teams at SJP recently,so those two coming up hardly inspire confidence.